CENTENNIAL, Colo. – The Colorado National Guard will welcome home around 129 Soldiers of the Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 169th Field Artillery Brigade at 10:00 a.m., Jan. 24, 2025, at the Douglas County Events Center in Castle Rock, Colorado.
Lt. Governor Dianne Primavera and The Adjutant of Colorado, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Laura Clellan, are the presiding officials.
The unit deployed in support of U.S. Central Command as part of Operation Spartan Shield.
HHB sustained and protected Combined Land Component Forces, built partner nation capacity, deterred Iranian aggression in the USCENTCOM area of operations, and provided artillery support to the Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve.
“We are happy to be home,” said U.S. Army Col. William DiProfio, 169th FAB commander. “A truly outstanding performance by the professional Soldiers of the 169th FAB. I couldn't be more proud of their achievements in support of Operation Spartan Shield. Every Soldier represented Colorado and the nation proudly each day as they worked to achieve the unit's vision of being ‘On Time, On Target, Every Time.’ We are so grateful for the support of our families, friends, and employers. We could not have done it without them.”
The 169th FAB has battalions across four states: Colorado, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. CONG’s HHB was the only unit on this deployment with nearly all of the Soldiers coming from Colorado’s Western Slope, Front Range, and Eastern Colorado.
This is the second time during the past 10 years that the 169th has deployed in support of OSS.